About
David gained a B.Sc. (Hons) in Pharmacology from the University of Leeds (1986) and a cardiovascular-based PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Bath (1990), with industrial placement at Pfizer. He then became Research Associate at the University of Manchester, investigating ion channel electrophysiology in association with SmithKline Beecham (1991-1993). David then worked in Brazil (1993-2002) at several academic institutions including the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Visiting Professor) and the State and Federal Universities of Ceara (Associate Professor, Director of International Affairs) and has since maintained collaborative research links with Brazil.
In 2002 he joined the University of Liverpool (Department of Physiology), investigating mechanisms of acute pancreatitis, with focus on calcium signalling and mitochondrial dysfunction and is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine. David is a Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, has served on the Executive Committee of the Pancreatic Society of GB&I, as a Councillor of the European Pancreatic Club, is a Faculty member of the Faculty of 1000 (Gastrointestinal Physiology) and a contributor to the Pancreapedia Knowledge Base.